Karen Garrido

 A CAREER-RELATED WEBSITE In the middle of searching for information on websites for my work, I came across one that helped me a lot, which is "plataforma arquitectura"(https://plataformaarquitectura.cl/cl). This is a website that provides many sections either to see projects, works, photos, contacts, educational content to the latest new in terms of architecture, It is characterized by being an easilly accessible page, both to enter it and to explore within. The truth is that I do not use it every day but only every time I need it, It is the first page I visit above all the others that may exist. I like this site more than all the others that I have founds since It was easy for me to adapt to it, in addition to that until now it has given me all the information I have needed and if not, It allows me to obtain the contact, as a number telephone or email, so that I can communicate personally with this architects of my interest.

 HOW CAN MY MAJOR MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE? The architecture sector is characterized by being a highly polluting area, since for this to be carried out, large quantities of materials are necessary that in their production and handling emit large amounts of gases, which is obviously natural but due to the intervention on the human being there is an increase. However, the concern on the part of society to make the world a less polluting place is increasingly evident, which is why sustainable building are proposed, also called green building, which are constructions that contribute to the improvement of the environment, factor that is necesary for human confort. It is for this reason that I see myself learning more and more about my career and its relationship with the environment is highly damaged by construction work and building operations that respond to the high demographic demand.

 A PHOTOGRAPH AND ITS STORY Well, this photofraph is not mine, but it was taken by my sister in the summer of this year, in our family vacations to south of Chile, specifically to the Biobío region. It is a photo that was taken while we were making a tour between the hills of a very beautiful native forest of the city, which has a large number and variety of trees and shrubs. What interested me the most was that despite the fact that my sister is an absolute beginner in the world of photography, the photo was chosen among all as the most perfect for me, in all areas, from the lights of noon, and the shadows that the trees cause to the colors that compose it, different shades of green, yellow and brown, and the intact blue of the sky. All these characteristics transmit me peace, tranquility and memories of what our mini vacations was like. What makes it meaningful is the effort my sister took to get a good shot.

A MEAL OR FOOD YOU REALLY LIKE  The truth is, I like any food that has rice, no matter what kind of accompaniment it has, I know I would like it just for the fact that it has rice but if I had to choose only one it would be SUSHI, I love sushi because in addition to bringing rice it has a great variety of other ingredients, from fish, meat, cheese to fruit and vegetable, all that in JUST ONE PIECE!! It is fascinating. Sushi is well kown for the technique used when preparing, it since the ingredients are put in a square of seaweed with rice that then must be wrapped until leaving it in a roll, and that is the complicated thing. I have done on my own twice and it is a very laborious, especially when you are inexperienced and do not have help, it takes a long time to prepare and a lot of perfection when it comes to wrapping and that what you do looks like a roll trying not to spill anything, it is somewhat difficult but not impossible because I managed to do it!!! I think that all foo...

  MY FAVORITE PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY Well, to begin with, it is very difficult for me to choose a single technology device as my favorite because there is a great variety of them, unlike the previous times, but I would dare to say that of all of them my favorite is the computer. It is the object that I use the most, even more than the cellphone. I used to occupy teh same computer with my sister and it was very stressful because it was very difficult to agree on scheduling issues, until I got my own computer at the end of last year and I love it. I really liked it because I realized that I could do many things with the same device and at the same time, beside that it is only mine. It allows me to do a myriad of things from studying, look for information, meeting with my work groups to watching movies, listening to music, dowloading applications, etc. It is very comfortable for me to do anything and the truth would be very difficult for me to do the things I do commonly without a comput...

WHY DID I CHOOSE MY MAJOR?  Well, from a very young age I was clear about what I wanted to study, I loved it and I still like to draw the house of my dreams, wherever I go I have to go with my sketchbook and my pencils, putting references on a sheet of paper. However, in my adolescence, having been clear about the degree I wanted to study generated doubts, this because as the years went by at school, my classmates wanted to study something different every day, and that made me wonder if it was okay to have closed to, just one carrer and not have been more options. From there I started looking for other careers that I liked but none compared to what I wanted to study, which was architecture. Finally, I stayed with architecture, this is my second year and so far I have had a good online experience, waiting for a face-to-face experience.